FACE Facts: Two Mechanics Electrocuted! Crane Boom Contacts High-Voltage Line

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  In a recent incident, two mechanics, 18-year-old David K.*, and 40-year-old Shawn P.* (* Not the victim's real name), died when the truck-mounted crane they were using touched an overhead power line. They had been using the crane to repair a heavy equipment scraper. The boom of the crane touched the high-voltage line. The electrical current passed down the boom to David and Shawn. WHAT WENT WRONG? The work was done directly under an unprotected, energized, high-voltage line. David and Shawn had not been trained how to safely use a crane. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? Don't work near energized high-voltage lines unless necessary. If work has to be done near power lines, make sure that there is a plan to do the work safely, that the plan is followed, and that the workers have the right equipment to keep themselves protected. Make sure workers using cranes are fully trained and follow safe work practices. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Electric Injuries
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Injuries
  • Fatalities
  • Injury prevention
  • Safety practices
  • Equipment operation
  • Equipment operators
  • Power lines
  • Electrocutions
  • Electrical hazards
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060100
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2005 Jun; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch (OHB), FACE Program 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19910930
• Source Full Name:
  FACE facts: two mechanics electrocuted! Crane boom contacts high-voltage line
• End Date:
  20060831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229004/cdc_229004_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 360.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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